I-35 closure causing backups on N.E. Side

Updated 12:33 pm, Sunday, August 17, 2014

Traffic at Eisenhauer Road is backed up from a planned closure on Interstate 35 southbound on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014.

Traffic at Eisenhauer Road is backed up from a planned closure on Interstate 35 southbound on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014.

Photo: Texas Department Of Transportation

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Traffic at Eisenhauer Road is backed up from a planned closure on Interstate 35 southbound on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014.

Traffic at Eisenhauer Road is backed up from a planned closure on Interstate 35 southbound on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014.

Photo: Texas Department Of Transportation

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Traffic on Interstate 35 southbound is down to one lane at Rittiman Road on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014.

Traffic on Interstate 35 southbound is down to one lane at Rittiman Road on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014.

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Traffic on Interstate 35 southbound is down to one lane at the San Antonio Military Medical Center on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014.

Traffic on Interstate 35 southbound is down to one lane at the San Antonio Military Medical Center on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014.

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Traffic at Walzem Road is beginning to back up from a planned closure on Interstate 35 southbound on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014.

Traffic at Walzem Road is beginning to back up from a planned closure on Interstate 35 southbound on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014.

Photo: Texas Department Of Transportation

I-35 closure causing backups on N.E. Side

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SAN ANTONIO — If you're traveling on Interstate 35 on the Northeast Side Sunday afternoon, expect to add 15 to 20 minutes to your commute.

A planned lane closure on southbound I-35 between Rittiman Road and George Beach Avenue near the Loop 410 interchange has traffic traveling in one left lane, then transitioning to one right lane, causing delays for motorists.

The Texas Department of Transportation says the closure is to allow construction crews to stripe the roadway and shift the barrier, and lanes should be reopened by 2 p.m.

TxDOT says alternating lane closures on I-35 will continue between Eisenhauer Road and George Beach this week, where crews will stripe the roadway, build rails and move trucks and equipment. Beginning at 9 p.m. Sunday, the closures will affect both northbound and southbound main lanes of I-35 until 5 a.m. Monday, and continue from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly through Friday.

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The southbound I-35 frontage road will also be subject to alternating lane closures during these times.